Cosway Street
Westminster, London
KEY FACTS
Client: Westminster City Council
Project cost: Undisclosed
Status: Completed 2023
Categories: Residential, Built heritage
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Predicted domestic emissions
% improvement on Part L: 30.50%
Regulated emissions: 47.3 tCO2/yr
AWARDS
Housing Design 2024 | Winner
British Homes 2024 | Winner
Evening Standard 2024 | Winner
London Construction 2024 | Winner
Inside Housing 2024 | Shortlisted
AJ 2024 | Shortlisted
NLA 2024 | Shortlisted
Planning 2024 | Shortlisted
Dezeen 2024 | Longlisted
Housing Design 2019 | Winner
New London 2019 | Shortlisted
Located in the Lisson Grove conservation area adjacent to the Grade 2* listed Christ Church, this residential scheme is comprised of 49 new apartments and penthouses arranged around a landscaped communal garden, alongside two family terraced houses on Ashmill Street.
Taking inspiration from the surrounding late Victorian and Georgian terraces and Christ Church, the design reinstates the historic street frontage thereby reinforcing the character of the conservation area. Facades of fluted brick facades that subtly vary in dimension and tone of brick reflect the rhythms and proportions of the surrounding streets in a design that is contemporary yet rooted in its context. The dwellings are designed to be open plan to maximise daylight to all spaces with high ceilings and generous living space throughout.
The sale of private homes is helping to cross-subsidise affordable homes and community infrastructure as part of the Church Street regeneration scheme.